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Two Safford Police officers were recognized for their outstanding efforts in the areas of DUI and drug enforcement at the Safford City Council meeting Monday.

Safford Police Chief John Griffin said officer Brian Avila was recognized by the Eastern Arizona DUI Task Force as its DUI Officer of the Year for 2007. Sunday, January 20, 2008
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According to Griffin, the Safford Police Department had 145 DUIs in 2007, an increase of 48 more than the 97 cases it had in 2006.

Officer Avila was responsible for 47 DUI arrests in 2007 – 32 percent of the department’s total. He was also awarded the Chief’s Award for exceeding expectations.

Griffin said Avila’s accomplishment was even more outstanding because he excels in all aspects of police work.

“If that was all he was doing, (DUIs) that would be one thing,” Griffin said, “but this kid does it all.”

While Griffin said DUI work was just a portion of what Avila does, he does it extremely well.

“He has a great ability to do an excellent job with DUI enforcement,” he said.

Griffin also recognized officer Herschel Medlin with the Chief’s Award for exceeding expectations.

He said Medlin was responsible for 86 of Safford’s 198 drug arrests in 2007 – 43 percent of the department’s total. Medlin accounted for approximately 15 percent of all drug arrests in Graham County in 2007.

Griffin said Medlin’s tenacity in the pursuit of drugs has made him very good at it.